Past SEDA Events
2012 Northern Economic Summit
November 22 & 23, 2012 • JONAS ROBERTS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE • LA RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN
Northerners are leading the way, empowered to realize positive changes for a new economic future in Northern Saskatchewan. Keep up to date on the Summit and associated initiatives at www.northerneconomicsummit.com

BREI International 2012
June 20-21, 2012
Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon Saskatchewan
MEDIA, News Releases and Conference Proceedings : BREI 2012
Saskatchewan Economic Development Association 2012 AGM
Guest Speaker: Jessie Radies - Edmonton Entrepreneur and Co-founder of ‘Live Local Alberta’
March 22, 2012
Heritage Inn Moose Jaw
You can download Jessie's Presentation Here!

"2011 Year of the Entrepreneur" Partnered Conference
October 18th & 19th Radisson Saskatoon
2011 Conference Proceedings
Matt Weinstein - The Power of Choices
Dan Taylor - Rural Economic Development
Alison Anderson - Succession Matching & Economic Development Best Practices Panel
Marie Prubushewski - Big River Centre of Excellence
Leslie Roberts - State of Entrepreneurship
SEDA -Platform for Prosperity - Grow Our Region
Cameron Johnson - Thinking Differently
Ainsley Robertson - Social Entrepreneurship
Jeremy Lang - PELA Case
Colleen Christopher-Cote - Redefining Public Library
Dave Meslin - Political Entrepreneurs
Panel Sessions - NCER - PREPARE
Lorraine Behnan - Excelling Through Change
May 12th &13th, 2011 Jonas Roberts Memorial Centre • La Ronge, SK
Going Green in 2011 & SEDA Annual General Meeting
March 17, 2011 - Painted Hand Casino, Yorkton, SK
- Secrets of Succes-Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, Ian Portsmouth
- Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Initiative, Marc Colbourne
- Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Celine Favreau
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Economic Development & Rapid Change Joint Conference
October 26 - 27, 2010 - Sheraton Cavalier, Saskatoon, SK
Simon Sinek: "Start With Why"
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Tod Maffin: "High Velocity Change"
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Brian Gregg – County of Essex, Ontario: "Connecting Windsor-Essex Smart Community"
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Darrell Balkwill – Whitecap Development Corporation: "Framing the Future"
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Milton Tootoosis BA, PAEDg – Office of the Treaty Commissioner: "Treaties: Pimacihowin...The Future"
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Stuart Bergman - Export Development Canada: "The Critical Zone: Global Economic Forecast"
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Cherylynn Walters - Marieval Centre: "The Logic Model"
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Robyn Bews - Calgary Economic Development: "WORKshift: Thinking Outside the Office"
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2010 Sustainable Saskatchewan Conference
March 3 - 4, 2010
Delta Bessborough Hotel
Saskatoon, SK
- Transformative Learning and Localizing Food, Yvonne Hanson
- Corporate GHG Accounting, Anastassia Manuilova
- The Resilience of the Co-operative Business Model,
Dr,. Lou Hammond Ketilson
- New Thinking for High Performance Building, Murray Guy
- Thoughts on Innovation, Susan Gorges
- Regional Services & Growing Forward, Brian Sim
- Rooted, Jessie Best
- Rural Revitalization and Sustainability, Josée Bourgoin
- What Sustainable Procurement Means to Business & Community,
University of Saskatchewan
- Telecommuting, David Seymour
- Moving to Low Carbon Economies, Al Scholz
- Sustainable Connections Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Michelle Long
- Afternoon Workshop Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Michelle Long
- Roadmap 2020 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Gord Androsoff
- Global Food 2020, Miriam Lueck Avery (Presentation N/A)
- Choosing a Better Way Up, David Chernushenko (Presentation N/A)
Confererence Proceedings:
-Carbon Footprinting at the SRC, Joe Muldoon
-Carbon Footprinting for Economic and Environmental Benefit;
Rob Janzen, Climate Check
-US Climate Legislation Implications and Prospects:
Challenges for Canada, Gary Hufbauer
-After the Flop in Copenhagen, Gary Hufbauer & Jisun Kim
-Crown Sector Carbon Footprints; CIC, Integrated Designs & Sasktel
-Developments in GHG Emissions Reporting, Lisa French
-BMO Carbon Footprinting; Jim Johnston
-Offset Trading and Carbon Accounting in Canada;
Dean Stinson O’Gorman
-Carbon Footprint of a Chemical Plant, Michael Stein
-Carbon Footprinting and the Pulse Industry, Gord Kurbis
-Climate Change Strategies & Actions, Graham Campbell
-Demand Side Management, Barb Gilbey
-Commercial Energy Efficiency, James Gates
Hosted by: SEDA & SFPA
Complete Agenda and Presenters
2009 SEDA Fall Conference : Defining The New West
October 27 - 28, 2009
Gold Eagle Lodge
North Battleford, SK
- Crossing Borders: Prairie Pride Tourism Corridor
- A Disciplined Approach to Entrepreneurship
- Transportation in the New West
- Westcap Management BRIG Program
- Entrepreneurship with a Difference - Marty Donkervoor
March 24 - 25, 2009
Saskatoon Inn
Saskatoon, SK
- Fred Kent - Project for Public Spaces
- Michael Shuman
- CJ Katz
- Ray Penner
- Joel Salatin – Local Food to the Rescue
- Joel Salatin – Relationship Marketing
- Candace Biggar – Health Canada
- Jim Green – Kettle Foods
November 18, 2008
Prairieland Park
Saskatoon, SK
- FINAL REPORT
- Saskatoon Homelessness Count Presentation
- Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corp.
- CMBA, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Northridge Development Corp.
- Paul Caton
“Sustainability, Mobility, Flexibility, and Livability"
October 9, 2008
Prince of Wales Auditorium
Assiniboia, SK
- Shelley Kilbride & Jared Hermanson, Municipal Capacity Program
-Edie Spagrud, Carlton Trail REDA
-Christopher Doll, Nuguru Consulting
- Cynthia Messer, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Dave Thomas, LAMP Initiatives
- Dawn Heffernan, Town of Okotoks
- Susan Garms, Bell Canada
“Collaboration in the New Economy"
March 19, 2008
Radisson Hotel
Saskatoon, SK
- Mark Cabaj
- Gregg Cochlan & Sandy Purdy
- Gregg Cochlan
- Sandra Blyth
- Dan Bellegarde

